Featured Events
GHSA and its members participate in many highway safety events and meetings throughout the year.
2019 Lifesavers Conference
March 31 – April 2, 2019 | Louisville, KY
Kentucky International Convention Center
The Lifesavers Conference brings together a combination of public health and safety professionals, researchers, advocates, practitioners and students committed to sharing best practices, research, and policy initiatives that are proven to work.
Ford DSFL Training: Sacramento
October 20-21, 2018 | Sacramento, CA
IIHS Impaired Driving Meeting
October 18, 2018 | Ruckersville, VA
IIHS-HLDI Vehicle Research Center
This event, hosted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute, will work to establish a framework for a national strategy addressing alcohol- and drug-impaired driving. Discussions will focus on the prevalence and risk of alcohol- and drug-impaired driving, and consider strategies and countermeasures to address them. GHSA Director of Policy and Government Relations Russ Martin and National LEL Program Manager Vern Betkey will be in attendance.
New York Highway Safety Symposium
October 15-18, 2018 | Lake Placid, NY
Crowne Plaza Lake Placid
The Annual New York Highway Safety Symposium gathers highway safety professionals from local, state, federal and private agencies who are working to reduce deaths and injuries related to traffic crashes. Speakers and attendees will share information on current activities and learn about recent trends and developments. Learn more and register at https://www.itsmr.org/events/.
Nevada Traffic Safety Summit
October 16-18, 2018 | Las Vegas, NV
South Point Hotel
The 2018 Nevada Traffic Safety Summit will gather safety professionals from throughout the state to share best practices for developing and implementing solutions to reach Zero Fatalities in Nevada. For more information, visit https://zerofatalitiesnv.com/safety-summit/safety-summit-2018/.
Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Conference
October 23-24, 2018 | Mankato, MN
Verizon Center
Minnesota's annual Toward Zero Deaths conference brings together state leaders from the engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency medical services fields to consider best practices, new approaches, and countermeasures to reduce traffic fatalities.
For more information, visit http://www.minnesotatzd.org/events/conference/2018/index.html.
National Summit on Rural Road Safety
December 4-6, 2018 | Savannah, GA
Savannah Marriott Riverfront
The second National Summit on Rural Road Safety will help identify key transportation issues and safety solutions in rural areas, contextualized by the call to action of “On the Road to Zero, We Cannot Ignore Rural.” GHSA Director of Policy and Government Relations Russ Martin will participate in a panel on "Doubling Down on What Works" to provide an update on SHSO activities in rural areas.
Illinois Traffic Engineering and Safety (TES) Conference
October 17-18, 2018 | Champaign, IL
iHotel and Conference Center
Illinois' annual Traffic Engineering and Safety (TES) gathers the Midwest region's top transportation and safety professionals to network, discuss ideas and issues with experts, and professionally develop. A diverse group of professionals from local, state, and federal agencies; consulting and contracting firms; and university faculty and students will be in attendance. Learn more at http://www.trafficconf.com/.